Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-07
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Ine Citizens Committee POstpones
Consideration Of the Report.
VI READY FOR THE SCHOOL RuIu

The Citizens. Committee Postpones
Consideration OF the Report.
MEMBERS WHO WANT MORE TINE TO STUDY TIE
ATrkk-THE PRESENT MANAGEMENT OF THE
SCHOOLS DEFENDED ~ THE nEETING-A COMMIT
IEE TO PRESENT The RAILROAD PLAN TO con-
skEss-hR FRHzELLs REPORT CRITICISED AND
KsConMTTKD.
When the Citizens Representative COMMITTEES
ozone Hundred met last night the report OF the sub
committee on steam railroads. submitted at the last
meeting and published at the rimein TIE sTAR,was
called up. as It still remained TO appoint an execu-
tive committee to take charge OF the report and
See TO its proper presentation TO Congress MI j.
Ormond Wilson said he thoughti was desirable 10
enlarge the committee, and be knew that the
wishes OF the chairman Of the committee was TO
have the number Of its members Increased. He
said that there were among the members Of the
Committee OF one Hundred two q three civil en-
gineers, and he suggested that It would be advan-
tageous 70 add them TO the railroad committee as
the points TO be discussed principally related 10
engineering questions He offered resolutlon
providing that q special executive committee Oh
thirteen members be appointed to take charge OF
the report and present the views OF the committee
Of one Hundred TO Congress and .hat TINS com !.
mittee be authorized TO exercise discretion as 10
any notifications In the details OF the plan RECON-
mended In the report, and De Instructed 10 report
Hundred.
OPPOSED TO GRANTING DISCRETION.
Mr.. Robinson, Of Northeast Washington, opposed
the resolution He was not aware that there was
any civil engineer from East Washington on the
Committee OF one Hundred, therefore such add.
tional members as Mr.. Wilson proposed would
come from the other section. He thought IL fail,
II the committee was enlarged, that the additional
members should come from the sections most
deeply Interested In this matter. He objected also
to granting this committee discretion 10 mOdlfy
the plan The matter had been carefully consid-
nd W III
mittee TO Congress with such power. He oen we'd
the majority " ths subcommi. tee were with the
minority OF the Committee OF one Hundred In the
voting on the report at the last meeting. With
the power proposed by Mr. Wilson the majority OF
the committee could oyerturn the action OF the
Mr c. Clarke offered 10 amend Mr. wilson's
resolution so as 10 provide that the committee
'shaI neither favor nor consent TO any project or
route hitherto proposed by the subcommittee ana
rejected by this committee"
Mr.. ID. s. Jones made the point that Mr.. Wilson's
resolution required a suspension OF the rule pro-
vidirg that such an executive committee should
consist OF nine members. The chairman, Mr.; Fen
could DO adoped only by unanimous consent, and
as such consent was not given the committee IN
passed 20 the consideration OF the report OF the
subcommittee on roads and bridges.
CRrTICIsISs MR.. FRIzzELLs REPORT.
This report was attacked quite vigorously. Mr..
FrzzeIl. chairman OF the committee, was not pres
emit Mr.. Weller referred TO the report as lily d.
gested He said that the subcommittee claimed
Familiarity with the general topography OF the
county. and yet at the outset recommended the
wideaing OF the Naylor road from the eastern
abutment OF the new Eastern Branch bridge 10
Good Hope. The eastern abutment OF the bridge
ana the Nayor road, Mr.. Weller said, are quarter
III o miie apart. The frstitem Of expenditures for
county improy ements recommended by the COM
Inlssoners the subcommittee proposed to strike
Oat-that was the proposal 70 spend $4,000 for
the Eastern Branch bridge. In this connection
MT. Weller said that he was ready now 10 admit
that ia the opposition he had made 70 the Commits
sioners' view OF the appropriation this improve
last a. m lA0 al
1Sned himself OF this after consultation with Col.
Ludlow. TINS Commissioners held that the sum
ana he believed now that they were right. The
Commissioners had lighted the matter BY putting
In tne.r estimates Tor the coming year the iten OF
adopted 1t provided for a bridge without road
leading 70 IT. He moved thai the report be re-
bring Il back In proper shape.
OTHER OBJECTIONS.
MIR. oyster called attention TO other statements
in the report. Every one knew" he said, that
Inaeadamized roads have existed for thousands OF
years and have been July tested but this report"
he claimed, proposed that IL would be best TO
tarry awhile until the roads had been put 10
test"
Mr.. Mitchell had remark tomake as to the part
% the report protesting against the law requiring
the District TO pay half the expense OF construct
ing the new aqueduct bridge. 1.-The boundary OF
the District" Mr. Mitchell said .'extended 10 the
southern siOe or the Potomac at low water, so the
whole OF the bridge except the southern abutment
Mr.. oyster OBJECTED also TO other passages of the
report He characterized as folly the recommended
tons that the Commissioners employ men and
teams under supervisors To Keep roads In repairs
each gang being assigned TO a certain number of
miles, as such a system had been in existence for
some tine.
Mr.. Golden said he was a member OF the CON-
Inittee and disapprOved OF most OF the recon-
mendatlOns In the report. He was In favor, for
instance OF extending avenues OF the city ard
IN every direction lie was opposed to striking
out the Appropriation for the Eastern Branch
~ A.Il.x hfNrF1 IT,.
ing that the Naylor road was a quarter Of a mile
from the bridge. IL was IN a line with the bridge
as II would become an important approach TO the
bndge.
M weller's motion to recommit the report
was adopted
THE RAILROAD REPORT AGAIN.
Mr. Wilson again offered his resolution respect
ing tie appointment OF special executive COM
mfttee 70 present the railroad report TO Congress
changing IL only so as TO provide for a committee
within the rule. Mr.. Wilson accepted the amend
ment offered by Mr. 5. c. Clarke.
a., aE Robinson offered an amendment striking out
the committed. The amendment was lost.
MI. d. :. Jones proposed an amendment provid-
Ing that the committee OF nine be elected, one
member being chosen by each district delegation
but The chair having suggested that this matter
Jones withdrew the amendment 'A''
Mr.. wilson's resolution, as amended by Mr.
Clarke, was then adopted. 1t was decided by vote
the chair announced as the special committee the
regular standing committee on steam railroads as
follows: AessrA Chas b. Church, Isaac L Johnson
:. Taylor suit, LOring Chapel, Geo. H. B. White
Mm- W. Upton, jos, g. Waters, s A. Coombs and
stephen n. Golden
THE SCHOOL REPORT
The report on schools submitted at the last
meeting and published In The STAR was then
called up
Dr. Reyburn said that the bill presented was
substantially the same as that presented at the
last session OF Congress- the most important
change being that 10 provided for the appointment
OF the superintendent by the board OF trustees
The committee thought that the entire manage
ment OF the schools, including the appoint ment of
should be placed IN the hands OF the trustees
Mr.: Carlton Hughes OF the third district and
memDer OF the subcommittee on schools objected
10 the report and the bill because he claimed
there were inaccurate statements In the report
and because communications sent 10 the subcom.
mittee from district associations had not been
considered.
Gen. HOyey raised the point that member OF
the subcommittee had no right TO bring up what
h1d or had not occurred In the committee-room
CHAIRMAN Fendan ruled that such a matter
cOuif DC properly presented only as a minority
report In writing, and there was no motion
Then move said Mr. Hughes ssthat the re-
pcrt be reconmitted for consideration-not for re-
consideration, but for Collaboration
A. Mr.. AitchelIs request, however, Mr.. Hughes
withdrew this motion.
~ FAVOR OF PAYING TRusrErs
Mr.. Mitchell moved 20 amend the bill so as TO